Brock at 10 months

The last few weeks have been a little hectic in our household, but I will do my best to catch you up on all of the events with our family. We had two major family celebrations, and I didn't get pictures of either event. Sorry!!! First, we had a baby shower for my sister-in-law, Julie (Richard's wife). She is due at the end of June with their first baby girl, Sadie. I made a potato soup (my first successful attempt at soup). It is so much fun to buy presents and clothes for little girls. The next day, my brother-in-law, Mike (Scott's brother), blessed his son Trevor at church. With Brock being so mobile nowadays, he came down with a cold and he got Scott & I sick for a few days. I felt like a disaster at both events since I was constantly sneezing from my allergies.

The baby is now officially crawling all over the house. It's driving me nuts! I feel like I am always tripping over him. He is everywhere trying to eat cell phones or remote controls or going for appliance cords in the wall. That leads me into picture #1. Scott jokingly calls his playpen the "cage". With Brock wearing stripes, it kind of looks like he's in jail. I hope it's not an omen of things to come :(

Brock "pulls" himself up to stand and holds on for minutes at a time. He does so on his crib, playpen, furniture, and even the dishwasher. Every now and then he gets wobbly, which makes me very nervous.

Brock with cousin Trevor (5 months)
Brock loves taking a bath usually twice a day, if not more. He loves laying on his belly splashing around.


Last week, I started taking a cake decorating class at the hobby store, Michael's, along with my friend, Crystal. It is a beginner course for four consecutive weeks. I thought I would try to expand my creative side. My ultimate goal is to make Brock his 1st birthday cake next month. Here is a picture of my first cake dedicated to my husband.